#A8A8D3

A light, moderate blue closely aligning with Lightsteelblue.

About #A8A8D3

When working with digital screens, the color #A8A8D3 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Lightsteelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 168, and 211.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 20% Cyan, 20% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 17% Black. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 32.8% saturation, and 74.3% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8A8D3
RGB168, 168, 211
HSL240.0°, 32.8%, 74.3%
CMYK20%, 20%, 0%, 17%
HSV240.0°, 20.4%, 82.7%
LAB70.2, 9.0, -21.8
XYZ41.9, 41.0, 67.3
Decimal11053267

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.28:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.21:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.18:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.83:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8A8D3; }
.text-color { color: #A8A8D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8A8D3; }

Similar Colors

Lightsteelblue
#B0C4DE